Corregidor Island Tour From Siargao: Complete Guide

Corregidor Island, also known as Casolian Island, is a small, picturesque island located off the coast of Siargao, Philippines. It’s known for its lush rolling hills, pristine beaches, and stunning panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the more touristy spots in Siargao, Corregidor Island offers a peaceful escape, with untouched landscapes, making it perfect for hiking, snorkeling, and photography.

Corregidor Island: My Complete Guide

Corregidor Island has several beautiful beaches and coves but it is well known for its palm tree-covered hills, which visitors can reach after undertaking a small hike from the beach. A Corregidor Island tour is part of many of the island-hopping trips that leave Siargao every day. In this guide, I’ll share all of the details you need to know about exploring Corregidor Island such as how to get there, tours that include this island on the itinerary, tips to explore.

WHERE IS CORREGIDOR ISLAND

Corregidor Island is south of the popular surf island Siargao in the south of the Philippines. There are a number of smaller islands nearby Siargao that are popular for island hopping, the most popular route is the Tri-Island Hopping: Daku, Guyam, and Naked Island. However, many of the regular ‘tri-island’ hopping trips don’t include Corregidor. To ensure you have Corregidor on your trip itinerary, make sure to discuss with your booking agent or you can book this available tour, which currently offers Corregidor on the itinerary: Private Siargao Island Hopping Tour to Daku, Naked, Guyam & Corregidor Island

From Siargao, it is about a 45-minute boat journey if you leave General Luna on a classic, outrigger boat. It’s important to note that on Google Maps, the island is listed as ‘Casolian Island’. There is another island in the Philippines, closer to Manila, which is also called Corregidor Island and shows up when you search it on Google Maps.

HOW TO GET TO CORREGIDOR ISLAND

To get to Corregidor Island from Siargao Island the most common way is to join a group tour that includes Corregidor but also another one or two island visits. For less than $35 USD, you can visit Corregidor Island and another spot to complete your day-trip. It is possible to book a private boat tour but this will be much more expensive. There are no public transportation options.

Make sure Corregidor is on your trip itineraryby checking with your booking agent or you can book this available tour, which currently offers Corregidor on the itinerary: Private Siargao Island Hopping Tour to Daku, Naked, Guyam & Corregidor Island

BOOKING A TOUR TO CORREGIDOR ISLAND FROM SIARGAO ISLAND

The tri-island tours or three island tours are the most popular as Corregidor is a bit far for the tour operators. As I’ve mentioned, currently the only online option is this one: Private Siargao Island Hopping Tour to Daku, Naked, Guyam & Corregidor Island. If you ask around in General Luna, there will be other options available aswell I believe.

I’ve done the island-hopping tour as the three-island, four-island and even Corregidor in combination with Mamon & La Januza. It’s fair to say I’ve spent some time island-hopping out of Siargao.

MY EXPERIENCE ON CORREGIDOR ISLAND, SIARGAO

I’ve been to Corregidor Island twice now and both times were a fantastic experience. However, they were on different island-hopping itineraries. On the first occasion, I did the four island tour (Corregidor, Naked, Daku, Guyam) and on the second occasion, two years later, I visited Mamon Island and then Corregidor.

There are many ways to include Corregidor Island in your itinerary. Therefore, in this blog post, I will just share my experience mostly about Corregidor Island not all of the islands included in the itinerary as it can vary. If you want more information on the other island hopping destinations you can read it here: Siargao Island Hopping Guide

Corregidor Island is one of my favorite islands to visit near Siargao because it has a small element of adventure rather than just the regular beach hangouts you find at the other islands like Guyam and Naked. Before our boat docked, I sent the drone up so I could show you guys an aerial of just how pristine the waters are around the island!

We jumped off the boat and met our guide. The guide is always organized by your boat crew and it is a requirement. It’s a great way for the local residents to monitor the visitors to the island and to make a small living by guiding tourists up the hill to visit the palm trees and check out the views of Corregidor Island. The walk takes about 30-minutes each way in total and you probably want about 30-minutes at the top of the hill to explore the palms, take some photos and enjoy the view.

So, after finding our guide, we set off through the village where karaoke was blaring and the little kids all offered high fives and beautiful smiles! It’s such a picturesque village with a small church, palm trees and a grass corridor through the middle that connects the beach to the top of the hill. It’s a nice walk and gives you some insight into how the island residents are living.

The walk leaves the village and veers into the trees as you begin to enjoy a little bit of incline in the humid conditions. If you aren’t used to hiking or the humidity you may find this walk quite uncomfortable, even though it is very short and easy. It’s exposed at the top of the hill so packing sunscreen and wearing a hat is ideal. Many people get very burnt here as they hike in swimwear.

Once you reach the first little summit, you are now in the land of palm trees. It’s a pretty unique landscape of long grass, a collection of scattered palms and views of the ocean on all sides. There aren’t many places like it!

There are lots of little paths shooting off in all directions but basically there is no wrong or right way to explore Corregidor Island. Both times I’ve visited, we headed out all the way to the farthest point on the island to check out the coves on either side. Along the way, you will find a bent palm tree that has become a bit of a photo-op spot, which I’m sure your guide will point out for you.

To be honest, the best thing to do is just wander around and find new angles and explore different areas. With hundreds of palms up on the hill, it truly is a sight to behold and I’ve found different spots on both of my visits.

After exploring the palm tree hill, we made the trek back down into the village. With 40-minutes left before our boat left to head back to Siargao, we got into an intense sand-volleyball match and really soaked in the island vibes. 

CORREGIDOR ISLAND MAP

As I mentioned earlier, on Google Maps you will find it named Casolian Island instead of Corregidor Island. However, everywhere on Siargao and all of the tour operators most definitely call the island Corregidor.